THE WOLF ELECTIVES

To earn a Gold Arrow Point to wear beneath his Wolf badge, the boy must complete any ten elective projects of the more than one hundred choices shown in the book. If he does ten more, he qualifies for a Silver Arrow Point to wear beneath the Gold. Multiple Silver Arrow Points may be earned, but only one Gold along the Wolf trail. The Arrow Points are presented at the pack meeting after he receives his Wolf badge.

The Gold Arrow Point is worn 3/4" below and centered under the Wolf rank badge. Silver Arrow Points are worn in rows of two below, centered, and touching the Gold Arrow Point or previously earned Silver Arrow Points for the Wolf rank.

WOLF ELECTIVE MENU

  1. It's a Secret
  2. Be an Actor
  3. Make it Yourself
  4. Play a Game
  5. Spare Time Fun
  6. Books, Books, Books
  7. Foot Power
  8. Machine Power
  9. Let's Have a Party
  10. American Indian Lore
  11. Sing-Along
  12. Be An Artist
  13. Birds
  14. Pets
  15. Grow Something
  16. Family Alert
  17. Tie It Right
  18. Outdoor Adventure
  19. Fishing
  20. Sports
  21. Computers
  22. Say It Right
  23. Lets Go Camping

The possible ELECTIVES are as follows:

  1. IT'S A SECRET (Wolf Handbook, Page 110)
    1. Use a secret code.
    2. Write to a friend in invisible "ink"
    3. "Write" your name using American Sign Language. People  who are deaf use this language.
    4. Use 12 American Indian signs to tell a story.

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  2. BE AN ACTOR (Wolf Handbook, Page 118)
    1. Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
    2. Make some scenery for a skit.
    3. Make sound effects for a skit.
    4. Be the announcer for a skit.
    5. Make a paper sack mask for a skit.

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  3. MAKE IT YOURSELF (Wolf Handbook, Page 124)
    1. Make something useful for your home or school. 
      Start with a recipe card holder.
    2. Use the ruler on this page (125) to see how far you can stretch your hand.
    3. Make and use a bench fork.
    4. Make a door stop.
    5. Or make something else.

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  4. PLAY A GAME (Wolf Handbook, Page 128)
    1. Play Pie-tin Washer Toss.
    2. Play Marble Sharpshooter.
    3. Play Ring Toss.
    4. Play Beanbag Toss.
    5. Play a game of marbles.
    6. Play a wide-area or large group game with your den or pack.

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  5. SPARE TIME FUN (Wolf Handbook, Page 132)
    1. Explain safety rules for kite flying.
    2. Make and fly a paper bag kite.
    3. Make and fly a two-stick kite.
    4. Make and fly a three-stick kite.
    5. Make and use a reel for kite string.
    6. Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller.
    7. , h, i. Make or put together some kind of model boat, airplane, train, or car.

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  6. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS (Wolf Handbook, Page 142)
    1. Visit a bookstore or go to a public library with an adult. Find out how to get your own library card. Name four kinds of books that interest you (for example, history, science fiction, how-to-books).
    2. Choose a book on a subject you like and read it. With an adult, discuss what you read and what you think about it.
    3. Books are important. Show that you know how to take care of them. Open a new book the right way. Make a paper or plastic cover for it or another book.

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  7. FOOT POWER (Wolf Handbook, Page 146)
    1. Learn to walk on a pair of stilts.
    2. Make a pair of "puddle jumpers" and walk with them.
    3. Make a pair of "foot racers" and use them with a friend.

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  8. MACHINE POWER (Wolf Handbook, Page 148)
    1. Name 10 kinds of trucks, construction machinery, or farm machinery and tell what each is used for.
    2. Help an adult do a job using a wheel and axle.
    3. Show how to use a pulley.
    4. Make and use a windlass.

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  9. LET'S HAVE A PARTY (Wolf Handbook, Page 152)
    1. Help with a home or den party.
    2. , c. Make a gift or toy like one of these and give it to someone. 
      (examples shown in book)

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  10. AMERICAN INDIAN LORE (Wolf Handbook, Page 154)
    1. Read a book or tell a story about American Indians, past or present.
    2. Make a musical instrument American Indians used.
    3. Make traditional American Indian clothing.
    4. Make a traditional item or instrument that American Indians used to make their lives easier.
    5. Make a model of a traditional American Indian house.
    6. Learn 12 American Indian word pictures and write a story with them.

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  11. SING-ALONG (Wolf Handbook, Page 162)
    1. Learn and sing the first and last verses of "America."
    2. Learn and sing the first verse of our national anthem.
    3. Learn the words and sing three Cub Scout songs.
    4. Learn the words and sing the first verse of three other songs, hymns, or prayers. Write the verse of one of the songs you learned in the space below (on page 166).
    5. Learn and sing a song that would be sung as a grace before meals. Write the words in the space below (on page 166).
    6. Sing a song with your den at a pack meeting.

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  12. BE AN ARTIST (Wolf Handbook, Page 168)
    1. Make a freehand sketch of a person place, or thing.
    2. Tell a story in three steps by drawing three cartoons.
    3. Mix yellow and blue paints, mix yellow and red, and mix red and blue. Tell what color you get from each mixture.
    4. Help draw, paint, or color some scenery for a skit, play, or puppet show.
    5. Make a stencil pattern.
    6. Make a poster for a Cub Scout project or a pack meeting.

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